tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post2656693896815276552..comments2024-03-23T13:09:54.464-04:00Comments on EXCESS COPYRIGHT: An “iPod Tax” Election?Howard Knopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-3978184467942625502010-12-17T10:16:48.859-05:002010-12-17T10:16:48.859-05:00"But the apparent irony may be that nobody is..."But the apparent irony may be that nobody is looking at Bill C-32 anymore."<br /><br />This was my overall impression of the C-32 committee hearings in general. The most prominent issues were Access Copyright levies on educational institutions (and a misinterpretation of how fair dealings works in Canada), and this device levy (for recorded music, or possibly for everything under copyright).<br /><br />I asked if <a href="http://BillC32.ca/5255" rel="nofollow">passing at second reading had any meaning</a>, and few seem to think it does.<br /><br />There are some considerable problems with C-32, but outside the copyright bubble some of us live in people aren't even talking about the actual bill. I had someone ask me about the iPod levy last night, and I had to inform them it was smoke and mirrors on the part of the Conservatives : that the non-owner locks on devices that is actually in C-32 was far worse than the levy which wasn't in C-32 and was highly unlikely to happen.<br /><br />Note: In my <a href="http://BillC32.ca/5270" rel="nofollow">comments on the Liberal position</a> I wondered whether the Private Copying Compensation Payment is actually a PLR-like program such as I suggested in my <a href="http://billc32.ca/faq#cpcc" rel="nofollow">Bill C-32 FAQ</a>. Obviously since I suggested it, I am in favour of it. Curious if when the details came out and it turned out to be PLR-like whether you would support such a regime.<br /><br />PLR-like meaning a government program paid to Canadian creators (not strictly copyright holders) for activities that are not covered by the copyright act. (IE: truly private activities like time/device/format shifting, backups, etc would be carved out of copyright, closer to how US Fair Use has been interpreted).Russell McOrmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186398284667525036noreply@blogger.com